It's a different sample though. People that do Harvard and MIT moocs are usually people that want to learn the subject and are self motivating whereas school i

It's a different sample though. People that do Harvard and MIT moocs are usually people that want to learn the subject and are self motivating whereas school is forced upon everyone. Willing or unwilling. Basically your post confirms the theory of the person above. That grades aren't measuring mastery of knowledge but the skill to obey arbitrary rules.